Did UVa and the DOJ cut a 'backroom' deal to push out Jim Ryan?

UVa students and faculty say their trust in the school's governing board is "waning" after a state official suggested the board negotiated Jim Ryan's exit with the Trump DOJ.

UVa cuts college prep program for low-income, first-generation students

After nearly 60 years, Uplift@UVa, a college prep program for low-income and first-generation students, has been discontinued. 

Police make first arrest after July 4 shootout in Charlottesville that injured 5

Police say 20-year-old Anthony Hopkins was one of at least three gunmen behind the Fourth of July shootout in Charlottesville that injured five, including small children.

More jail time for teen behind February lockdown at UVa

Nyeem Hill, the teenager who led police on a chase that shut down UVa this past February, has accumulated even more jail time for violating his probation.

Sessions: Laura Frantz writes poems on demand, but there's plenty of thought behind them

Charlottesville Poem Store founder Laura Frantz crafts original poetry on demand at farmers markets, weddings and more. But there's still plenty of thought in each work.

UVa officially signs deed to Trump-shuttered Federal Executive Institute

The dust has settled and the ink has dried: UVa has officially taken possession of the Trump-shuttered Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville.

UVa names interim president

UVa has named Paul Mahoney, a law professor and former UVa Law School dean, its interim president after the departure of Jim Ryan under pressure from the Trump administration.

Albemarle streamlines solar installation, but credits for such projects are disappearing

Albemarle County is making it easier for homeowners and businesses to install solar panels, but state and federal incentives for such projects are disappearing.

Five things learned from the first week of Virginia football training camp

Through the first week of Virginia football training camp, here is what we've learned about coach Tony Elliott's Cavaliers.

Vinegar Hill Theatre to screen documentary on civil rights leader Sala Udin

Sala Udin was an activist, an agitator and an American icon. A documentary on his life and work will be screened at Vinegar Hill Theatre in Charlottesville Saturday.

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